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E. F. DAYTON.

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APPLICATION IILED DEG. 16. 1911.

Patented Sept. 1, 1914.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Doe. John Jr.

77 Jgy Si. Jersey CilyN.J Doyle Jaseph 'Z5 John St Lincoln Neb.

EY/* T- Dyge, Edw.M. A Pari AMemghis Term.

/N VEN TUR E. P. DAYTON.

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APPLICATION FILED DEO.16,1911.

WITNESSES: 7/ /l/f/ ESTEY F. DAYTON," 0F NEN?l K031i, N. Y

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Specification of Letter; Intent.

Patented-sept. 1, .1914.

Application filed December 16, 191.1-` Serial No. 668,181.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, EsTEY l". DAYTON, a citizen of the United States, and resident of New York, in the county of New York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Files, of which the following is a speci lication.

My present. invention relates to files, of the characterof card cabinets.

It has particular reference to a convenient arrangement of such files for ready reference in tilting the front of the file-case so that the inclosed cards may readily be handled,and also in anew method of'assembling the cards so as ,either to form a convenient index to other cards which may be contained in the case, or in thoseinst'ances -to which it is adaptable to group the cards,

so that they may be conveniently. handled with more facility and at greater speed than has heretofore been possible.

In-tliis respect my invention relates to an improved article of manufacture, which I haye herein called a card-container, andthe particular uses of which I will hereinafter more fully point out.

y Thecase in which the cards are contained has a fall-front, and the articular arrangement thereof, while furnishing a iirni front for the file when it is to be put .in place, permits the pulling forward ofthe front to fuinishfa support for the cards as they are tipped forward in the usual handling, and this without manual release of detente or catches of any kind, being entirely automatic in this respect. kThe arrangement is such also as to dispense with the usual miterblock contained in the front end ofl most cardefile cases; and the parti-cular form of hinge which I employv forthis purpose (it is of course old to hinge the front) is also novel in itself, as will be pointed out, in that it embraces one or inorc arms which project from the pivot parallel to the b lade Aof the hinge when the' front of the tile is in its closed position, but which move in linel with the rear face of the front so that as that springs out the arms swing back to take the place of the miter-block commonly employed. Also, by suitable cutting away upon the inside the hinge does not show upon -the front of the case, thus greatly improving its aplgearancpJ and. makinga close fitting slidin' Joint which excludes dust.

he i,l roved card-container permits the cards .talige moved about thereln, as it engaofcs. them. by the ends entirely, and thus additional names may be inserted with facility m their correct positions.

In soine particular uses of the card-file, such as in banks or in other places where the removal ofcards should onlyvbeb authority, it is desirable to lock the cards, in their placesv so that they cannot be improperly removed without destruction; I arrange my improved card container so that this can be readily acconiplishedby simple means.

The accompanying drawings showviny invention in one of its embodiments, F- igiire 1 being a vertical section of the improved {ilecase, Fig. 5 being a detail of the-hinge employ-ed. Figsj, 3 and' 4 are respectively a front'elevation and sections upon the lines 3-3 and of Fig. 2, of my improved cardLcontainer. Fig. 6 is a section upon an enlarged scale sh owing the detail of the edge of lthe cardcoiitainer.v Fig. 7'is a front elevation showing means for locking the'cards, Fig. 10 being a partial section upon the line 10,-10, Fig. 7 showing u on an enlarged scale the detail of the locking device. Fig. 8 is a front elevation of anv improved arrangement for wide cards, and Fig. 9 is a partialY sec-tion upon iine 9--9 of Fig. 8, upon anv enlarged scale.

Iv will first describe the improvement in the case with which my card-container is used. as sety out in Figs. 1` and 5.' In those figures, A is the c aseg'of which A1 is the fall front B is the hinge connecting the front to the case. B1B are the arms to which I refer, which are shown as filling cutaway openings in the leafor blade B3 of the hinge, In practice it is of course not impartant whether the-parts of the hingeform an unbroken surface, as illustrated@ in Fig. l, in full lines;as the arms may be parallel 'to tiieblade or leaf. 'llli'e part B2 of the hinge which is attached by screws in the 'usual wav to the movable'part A1 of the lfixed part of the case is reinforced with a 'brass plate solas to take the wear of this catch. Dis the usuali 'handle provided for such structures.

Referring now to Figs. 2, 3 and 4, I show the .improved cardlcontainer E, which is folded over at top andibottom at E2, and at fthe ,sides at E95; in thev latter- Case the fold up by the thrust of the card F as that is ut in place, yet pinching the card slightly a ter it 1s adjusted and holding it firmly in any position in which it may be placed.

, The card-container is by reference composed of thin sheet-metal, t ough it might s. be made of cardboard having sheet-metal edges. I pre-fer to make it of thin aluminum, since that is ractically non-oxidizible and does not soil t e hands or the cards so much as other metals; while its lightness and bright gray color make itpeculiarly suitable for the purpose.

.In Fig. 7, I show the method which I "have devised for locking the cards iii-place.

. commonlyprovided with car Readin this figure in connection with 10, it will be seen that the cards F are folded overv at l}Y[4`1, ,so as to be of double thickness, andthat they slide under the folded edge E3 of. the container, When in the illustrated position their removal is impracticable without destroying the card ,.wh1le when they are pressed close against the bottom of the tray .itwill be possible to slip them out. Underneath the cards is astrip G, provided with a y erforation g through ywhich the rod g1 (s own-only in section .in 7), which is -cabinets and requires no further description, may be slipped to fasten the stripin its lace. At

the upper edge of the container t e fold E6 y is of a width which permits the accommodation of .the strip and the card above it; while passing through the fold E is a rivet or punch-mark E7, behind which' the strip G may rest. In the illustrated position of the strip it is held firmly by the rod g1, for which any convenient form of lock such as is common in the art may be provided upon the file case. When it is desired to remove a card F from the container the rod lg1 is removed, whereupon the strip G may be slipped to one side in the position shown in dotted lines at G1, which enables itstop to clear the rivet E7; the top of the strip may then be moved until it lies in the position shown at G2, whenthe card F may be depressed 'upon the'end until the folded portion F1 is below the retaining portion E3 of the container, whereupon the card may be removed with facility. Of course other methods of forming the retainin portion F1 of the card may be employe but in general the fold is sufcient and cheap. If a card be torn 0E, the stub will remain in the channel under E3 and the vacant space at once invites investigation.

In Figs. 8 and 9 I illustrate how a wide card may be held in place, not only at the end, but at one or more points intermediate thereof. In this case a strip E5 is secured in any suitable way to the container E. This is of the shape shown in cross-section in Fig. 9, andthe card F is provided with a tongue F 2. The card is inserted by depressing the tongue F2 and passing it under the strip E",

then buckling thecard so that its ends may pass under the folded edges EiE3 in the usual manner. Of course the lookin arrangement shown in Fig. 7 may be emp oyed with the construction shown in Fig. 8 if desired, as will be manifest without further illustration or description.

Having thus described my invention, what I. claim and 'desire to protect by Letters Patent of the United States, is 1. A tile-case provided with a front having a hinge invisible from the front of the tile and dividing it into fixed and movable parts, and an automatic detent holding the movable art of the front erect, or permitting its ti ting as desired.

2. A file-oase having a body, a front 1livided on a substantially horizontal plane into fixed and movable parts'and having a hinge on the inner edge, the fixed portionv of the front being cut away to permit the movable part to tilt, the movable part being shaped upon a curve substantially concentric with the hinge; whereby a close sliding iit is secured for excluding dust.

3. .A file-case having a body, a front divided on a substantially horizontal lane into fixed and movable parts and havmg a hinge on the inner edge, the fixed portion of the front being cut away to ermit the movable part to tilt, and one o the parts carrying an automatic catch holding the movable part of the front erect, or permitting its tilting.

4. A file-case having a body, a front di-V vided on a substantially horizontal lane into fixed-and movable parts, and a inge upon the inner edge joining the two parts, the hinge provided with arms in substantially the plane of the movable part and moving therewith; whereby when the movable part is erect the arms are practically vertical, and when the movable part is tilted forward, the arms project into the `case to form a substitute for the ordinary miter l block.

5. A {ile-case having a body, and a front divided on a horizontal plane into fixed and movablel parts hinged together, the hinge being provided with arms in substantially the plane of the movable part and an automatic catch permitting the movable part to stand erect or to tilt, as desired; whereby the arms upon the hinge when the movable part of the front is erect are substantially vertical, and when it is tilted project into the file-case, to form a substitute for the miter block.

G. A card-container composed of thin sheet -metal having folded' edges under which the ends of the cards may be slipped to hold them in plaee, and provided with means for locking the cards in their desired places, so that when such locking means is 1n use the eard cannot be removed Without destruction.

7. A card -container composed of thin sheet-metal having folded edges and provided with looking means for holding the cards in place; sueh locking means consisting of a space in the rear of the folded portion of the edge into which a folded partof the card is inserted, and means for holding the folded part of the card therein, or for permitting its withdrawal at will.

8. A card-container of thin sheet-metal provided With locking means for retaining the cards in place; sueh means consisting of edges folded and then doubled over so as to leave a space in the rear of the folded portion, cards having thickened ends of suoli shape and size as to permit their disposition in such space, a looking strip behind the cards pressing them into position to prevent their withdrawal, and means for looking the strip in place, or disengaging it, as desired.

9. The combination of a card-container composed of thin sheet-metal having folded edges and provided with a central strip having a space thereunder, of cards, the edges of which are disposable under the folded edges of the container and means for engaging the middle of the card to hold it in place, such means eoperating with the central strip.

l0. A card container for wide cards oomposed of thin sheet-metal having folded edges for 'engaging thev ends of the cards, and means for engaging the middle of the cards to prevent their buckling.

11. A card container for wide cards composed of thin sheetmetal having folded edges under which the ends of the cards are disposed, a central strip upon the container having a space thereunder, and tongues upon the cards engaging with the central strip.

l2. A card-eontainer for Wide cards composed of thin sheet -metal having folded edges under which the ends of the cards may be disposed, and a Central strip, and a card or Cards having tongues formed from the body thereof and engaging the central strip.

111 Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my name in the presence of two Witnesses.

ESTEY F. DAYTON.

Witnesses:

T. J. JOHNSTON, IRVING M. OBRIEGHT. 

